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package blueprint4j.utils;


public interface Bindable {
	// this would be a tablename of an entity for example
	public String getSourceName();
	
	/**
	 * Has any data changed, should entity be saved
	 */
	public boolean shouldSave();
	public void save() throws BindException;
	public void delete() throws BindException;
	public void commit() throws BindException;
	public void reload() throws BindException;
	public boolean isLoaded() throws BindException;
	public void addField(BindFieldInterface field);
	public Bindable getNextBindable() throws BindException;
	public BindFieldInterface [] getBindFields() throws BindException;
	public boolean find(BindFieldInterface bind_fields[],boolean allow_multiple_rows,boolean match_on_any_fields) throws BindException;
	public VectorBindable getListOfAllBindables() throws BindException;
   
   public Bindable getNewBindable() throws BindException;
}

